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1. Example-client-care-letters-updated.pdf [pdf, 64 KB]

   ...you may have in relation to the grant of legal aid, and your rights as an applicant or recipient of legal aid. You should be aware at this time that legal aid is not always free. You may be required to repay your legal aid grant and pay a user charge fee. If your legal aid application was approved before 1 January 2023, you may have to pay a user charge. This will be deducted from my first invoice to the Ministry of Justice and I will collect the money from you. The user charge is ______...

2. LCRO 7/2018 AB v CD (26 November 2019) [pdf, 165 KB]

   ...[Area] Standards Committee [X] which, on completion of its inquiry into complaints made by Mr CD, entered an unsatisfactory conduct finding in respect to complaint that Mr AB had failed to provide Mr CD with an itemised account or breakdown of his fees. Background [2] Mr CD instructed Mr AB to defend an application for a final protection order. [3] The application had been made by a former girlfriend of Mr CD’s. [4] The application did not proceed to hearing. [5] Mr AB negotia...

3. IT v KRR [2015] NZIACDT 66 (28 May 2015) [pdf, 99 KB]

   ...Immigration New Zealand said his work visa application would potentially fail. [3] The complainant said that Mr R had pressured him to sign an agreement, and he had only partly completed the agreement because he was unsure whether he could afford the fee. The next day he engaged another adviser and told Mr R by telephone that he had done so and did not require Mr R’s services. [4] Mr R says the complainant signed an agreement with full disclosure and understanding; he urgently contact...

4. LCRO 22/2025 MG and SG v LB (26 September 2025) [pdf, 349 KB]

   ...complaint against Mr LB with the Lawyers Complaints Service (LCS). 3 [17] That complaint was administratively managed by the Complaints Service under file number [Number]. [18] At the core of Mr SG and Mrs MG’s complaint, was concern that fees charged by Mr LB were excessive. [19] The Standards Committee tasked with conducting the investigation into Mr SG and Mrs MG’s complaints recommended that consideration be given to referring the dispute to mediation. [20] Mr LB r...

5. OIA-124501.pdf [pdf, 808 KB]

   ...applications filed, by relationship type and filing financial year, 2011/2012 - 2024/2025. Relationship type 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016 2016/2017 2017/2018 2018/2019 2019/2020 2020/2021 2021/2022 2022/2023 2023/2024 2024/2025 Civil Union 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 2 3 3 5 Defacto 337 219 253 229 229 306 303 289 307 334 354 365 353 382 Married 798 475 512 485 428 535 512 507 421 504 388 440 434 446 Not Stated 82 60 79 90 66 66 57 80 57 79 54 81 73 52 Total 1,244 79...

6. SN & TN v B Ltd [2021] NZDT 1621 (17 December 2021) [pdf, 223 KB]

   ...sees fit. Enforcement of Tribunal Decisions If the Order or Agreed Settlement is not complied with, you can apply to the Collections Unit of the District Court to have the order enforced. Application forms and information about the different civil enforcement options are available on the Ministry of Justice’s civil debt page: http://www.justice.govt.nz/fines/about-civil-debt/collect-civil-debt For Civil Enforcement enquiries, please phone 0800 233 222. Help and Further Informa...

7. OIA-124938.pdf [pdf, 726 KB]

   ...Cooper Legal/Cooper Legal clients as a contribution to costs for the same timeframe? On 15 August 2025, Greg Ishikawa-Pearson, Manager Legal Aid Grants, contacted you to clarify whether you would like to know the total amount of approved legal aid fees for the financial year 2024/25 and of the highest amounts, where your firm ranks. On the same day you confirmed this was the information you sought. Your request has been referred to me for a response, as it falls within my responsibi...

8. Singh v Patel [2019] NZIACDT 29 (9 May 2019) [pdf, 98 KB]

   ...earlier decision. It will be repeated here in summary only. [4] Mr Singh entered into a service agreement with Mr Patel on 27 March 2014. Mr Patel would prepare and complete ready for lodgement a retirement category residence application for a fee of $10,000, or $15,000 if the application was successful. [5] Mr Patel went ahead and prepared an application ready for lodgement with Immigration New Zealand, with Mr Singh paying $10,000. However, prior to lodgement, a dispute aro...

9. Flawn v Accident Compensation Corporation (Costs on Appeal) [2024] NZACC 170 (24 October 2024) [pdf, 212 KB]

   ...discretion. The principles that apply are set out under Rule 14.2 of the District Court Rules. [16] In accordance with Carey, the Corporation has offered to pay costs of $12,128.50 less 50% = $6,064.25 together with reasonable disbursements and witness fee. [17] This Court, in exercising its discretion, has taken into account the submissions of Mr O’Sullivan and Ms Becroft. [18] The Court finds this case did not have the complexity of fact and law questions which stretched ba...

10. [2019] NZEmpC 24 Blue Water Hotel Ltd v VBS [pdf, 370 KB]

    ...propositions which have been raised, summarising counsel’s submissions where relevant. Exceptional circumstances? [9] Section 45 of the LSA materially states: 45 Liability of aided person for costs (1) If an aided person receives legal aid for civil proceedings, that person’s liability under an order for costs made against him or her with respect to the proceedings must not exceed an amount (if any) that is reasonable for the aided person to pay having regard to all the...